The Alliance has ceded from the Empire. Emperor Dralik has launched a fleet of warships to crush the rebellion.

Outnumbered and outmatched, the Alliance only stands a chance with the Ghost Queen in command—and the Emperor has a plan to take her off the board. Her absence will create a power vacuum that a dangerous enemy will seek to exploit. Caught between an Imperial invasion and a malevolent traitor, Ero Bright’Lor must accept what he dreads the most. Leadership. He’ll need more than his usual brash luck to survive.

Now captain of the augmented Special Forces, Reklin is called into action when the enemy builds a secret base in Alliance territory. The target is an old mining facility. The mission is to destroy it…before it comes online. His new team of augmented soldiers is hungry for a fight, but it’s a fight the traitor doesn’t want them to win.

While the galaxy braces for war, the Emperor himself journeys to Lumineia, intent on exterminating the threat of empowered slaves. There, Siena grapples with her deteriorating genome. With the aid of a surprising ally, she initiates a desperate plan that could save both the Alliance capital, and the augment homeworld. If she fails her friends will die.

And both worlds will burn.

Book 4 of a Military Space Opera series from Ben Hale, #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Augmented. It’s perfect for lovers of both Star Wars and Star Trek, as well as fans of authors such as Chris Fox, J.N. Chaney, and Lindsay Buroker.